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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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